The type of pie you probably won’t want to bite into
January 24, 2012 • Connor Gutman, reporter
The Internet is becoming, if not already, a necessity to education of all kinds. However, the price and effort to enable schools to access it can be very expensive and painful. Getting enough money together to have new computers for every classroom is a near impossible task even with discounts... Read more »
Busy Bee; Tommy Flogel leads a busy student life
January 24, 2012 • Morgan McFadden, Reporter
Floegel leads a busy student life Morgan McFadden, Reporter Crowded dances with multitudes of dancing bodies, roaring, spirited assemblies and spirit weeks where you will most likely find Harry Potter or maybe even the Mad Hatter: these are some of the things that build an enjoyable high school experience.... Read more »
The Teen Diversity Dialogue starts up again with the goal of connecting students
January 23, 2012
By: Michelle Borbon Although there are a number of clubs dedicated to specific ethnicities, like SPICE club, Black Student Union, Asian Student Union, and Spanish club, DV still lacks an organization that focuses on understanding diverse back grounds, which is where the Teen Diversity Dialogue kicks... Read more »
ThunderBuddies
January 21, 2012
By Kameron Ryals Thunder Buddies is a club where we create friendships amongst our students in the Special Ed department and students with intellectual disabilities. With general ed students we want to create a positive high school experience by attending extra curricular activities, outings... Read more »
Kicking cancer’s butt
January 20, 2012 • Michelle Abunaja, Staff Writer
More than 200 people from Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe gathered in the Mountain Pointe gym on January 18th to kick-off the Relay for Life season with optimism looking to reach the high goals. The goal for this years relay is 150 team. The normal turn out is around 120 teams. Along with growing teams... Read more »
Run the Relay
January 20, 2012
By Sujin Seo It’s that time of the year again. Relay for Life is coming up just around the corner and DV students are lining up to participate. Team captains are already signing up their teams to be part of the world-wide event to raise awareness for cancer. This event commemorates the lives of the... Read more »
Factory farming awareness at Desert Vista: Do you know what you are really eating?
January 20, 2012 • Olivia Ream, Reporter
One pound of a juicy, Angus beef hamburger, topped with ketchup, green, crisp lettuce, a bright red slice of tomato, and crispy bacon bits; sounds pretty delicious right? How about now: one pound of hormone fed, down syndrome and disease infested, inhumanely treated and slaughtered cow, topped with ketchup,... Read more »
Praise for DV Spirit
January 20, 2012
By Sydney Barendrick Spirit flags waving, class presidents shouting, and all of the excited students showing their thunder pride, Desert Vista’s annual winter sports assembly took off. Not only were the winter sports represented in the assembly, but awards were given out to Coach Rachel Proudfoot... Read more »
Run the Relay
January 20, 2012
By Sujin Seo It’s that time of the year again. Relay for Life is coming up just around the corner and DV students are lining up to participate. Team captains are already signing up their teams to be part of the world-wide event to raise awareness for cancer. This event commemorates the lives of the... Read more »
Hoopcoming game sparks excitement across school
January 20, 2012 • Natalie Marsh, Staff Writer
By Natalie Marsh With a record of fourteen wins and seven losses, the Boy’s Varsity Basketball team has been on a role. After winning 58-57 against our biggest rivals, Mountain Pointe, the Boy’s basketball team will be celebrating their next home game with Hoopcoming. The theme for this year’s... Read more »
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